Telegram finally yields to pressure from the Russian government

The week began with the controversy between Telegram and the Russian government. These problems resulted in Russia threatening to ban the use of the application in the country. Now, after a couple of days, Telegram yields to pressure from the Russian government.

Telegram finally yields to pressure from the Russian government

Therefore, the trademark will be registered in the country, so that the power to operate in said market is guaranteed. A way to sign peace, after accusations that the application was used by terrorists. Although not everything is good news for the Russian government. Telegram has partially yielded, since there are things that they will not do.

Telegram will not share private data

There is one aspect in which Telegram will not budge. They will not give information about their users to Russia. Well, neither Russia nor anyone else. One of the main advantages and aspects that the application has exploited the most is its privacy. That the user's privacy is one of their priorities and maximum privacy is guaranteed.

Therefore, to share your data with the Russian government would be to violate its own principles, and threaten its own business model. So they have already confirmed that this is not going to happen. They are not going to give in on that aspect. In addition, that providing data to the Russian government can be somewhat dangerous, since their intentions are not known. Although there is a problem in this. Telegram will have to host its servers in Russia in order to operate in the country. So the authorities can request your access to them.

We will see how this story evolves, because without a doubt it seems that it is only the beginning between problems and controversies between Russia and Telegram. What do you think? Do you think the Telegram decision is correct?